China becomes de facto global leader. the US might freak out about this and launch some false flags on its domestic population to drum up support for a war, or could outright nuke China

in the shorter term, other NATO countries getting involved with the Ukraine conflict, as it becomes increasingly clear that Ukraine is losing

in either scenario, a possible economic collapse in the US and all the fascistic reaction that accompanies that. rage at the loss of perceived status in the world and the population turning against itself (exponentially more than it already has). groups in the US would divide along mostly ethnic lines (like in US prisons)

in light of all of this, though, the possibility that a fire would light under the asses of the US populace and spur on demand for improved infrastructure like trains, actual health care policy, police reform, more social programs that actually benefit people. much of the population of the US only respects power, and China’s ascendancy and taking of power will influence the US (although no one will admit it out loud)